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Government Actively Pursuing Access to Anthropic’s Advanced AI Model for Cybersecurity

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New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The government is actively pursuing access to Anthropic’s advanced AI model, Mythos, as part of its efforts to bolster cybersecurity and identify software vulnerabilities, while simultaneously preparing with alternative AI models in anticipation of securing access, IT Secretary S. Krishnan said on Monday.Speaking about the government’s efforts, Krishnan said discussions are underway with US authorities and the company to obtain access to Mythos and other frontier AI mod…

Telegram Responds to Indian Government Concerns Over Username Feature

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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Messaging platform Telegram has submitted its reply to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) notice on its ‘username’ feature, following a similar response from WhatsApp, according to sources.The government is currently examining the submissions made by both messaging platforms, according to them.The ‘username’ feature allows users to communicate without sharing their mobile phone numbers, a functionality that has drawn the Centre’s attention …

Government to Decide on Action Against Meta Over Child Sexual Exploitative Material

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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The government will take a view on further action against Meta after examining the company’s formal response to a notice issued over Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) allegedly promoted through paid advertisements on Instagram, IT Secretary S. Krishnan said on Thursday.Speaking on the sidelines of the CII GCC Business Summit here, Krishnan said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is awaiting Meta’s formal reply before decidin…

Government Unveils 30 kW Integrated Drive System for Electric Vehicles at IIT Madras

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New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) In a major step towards strengthening indigenous capabilities in advanced power electronics, the government on Monday unveiled a 30 kW Wide Band Gap (WBG)-based Integrated Drive System (IDS) for electric vehicles (EVs) at IIT Madras.The system has been developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Thiruvananthapuram, in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Lucas TVS under the National Mission on Power Electronics Technolo…